http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:35:00 PDT kcowing@reston.com mkboucher@spaceref.com Copyright 2007, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource Existing drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease could be repositioned for use in the treatment of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills about 2 million people each year, according to a study led by researchers at the University of http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66981 Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound, also found that this dilatory reflex was absent in people with h http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66977 A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66955 This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, July 1, 2009, in the JCI, including: "Clocking salt levels in the blood: a link between the circadian rhythm and salt balanc http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66916 Researchers at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center are injecting a modified herpes virus into melanoma tumors, hoping to kill the cancer cells while also bolstering the body's immune defenses against the disease. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66911 Researchers at UCLA and colleagues from around the world have, for the first time, identified additional genes that confirm what scientists have long suspected -- that the immune system may play a role in the development of schizophrenia. Further, they ha http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66903 The largest study of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard on Wednesday July 1. Dr. Henrik Fal http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66869 For the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. Dr. Cathy Allen, from the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, told the 25th annual conference of the European Socie http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66870 Testing whether two simple clinical measurements might help identify which TB patients could benefit from shorter treatment, researchers report that these measurements failed to work in a study published online by the American Journal of Respiratory and C http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66826 Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and the Technische Universitat Munchen are using a combination of light and ultrasound to visualize fluorescent proteins that are seated several centimeters deep into living tissue. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66823 Additional research is called for and patients with moderate to severe periodontitis should receive evaluation and possible treatment to reduce their risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a special consensus paper by editors of the http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66818 Stimulant medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder and improve their behavior. Now a recent review of research by University at Buffalo pediatric ps http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66781 Some people who take the fast-acting sleep-aid zolpidem (Ambien) have been observed walking, eating, talking on the phone and even driving while not fully awake. Many often don't remember doing any of these activities the next morning. Similarly, this dr http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66782 The more than 1.5 million Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (or lupus) suffer from a variety of symptoms that flare and subside, often including painful or swollen joints, extreme fatigue, skin rashes, fever and kidney problems. Researchers at t http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66779 A new scientific system developed by a St. Michael's Hospital physician, designed to rapidly evaluate the world's air traffic patterns, accurately predicted how the H1N1 virus would spread around the world, according to research published in the New Eng http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66777 The influenza virus that wreaked havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from NIAID. In an article published by the New England Journal of Medicine, authors Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenber http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66778 Discovered back in the 1600s, quinine was the first effective treatment in the fight against malaria -- and it continues to be a commonly used treatment against this devastating disease. But the drug is associated with a long list of side effects which ca http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66740 The July issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an editorial by Lars Holmberg comparing the results from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer with the results from the Pro http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66738 Researchers from North Carolina State University and Mayo Clinic have developed a computer model that medical doctors can use to determine the best time to begin using statin therapy in diabetes patients to help prevent heart disease and stroke. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66726 Researchers have ameliorated inflammation of the brain in mice caused by immune cells. A receptor they discovered on T cells in the CNS plays the key role. They showed that this bradykinin receptor 1 controls the infiltration of immune cells into the CNS. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=66719